Hatim Hamad

Hatim Hamad (17 October 1959-12 June 1987) was a Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) member.

Biography
Hatim Hamad was born in Nablus, Palestine to a Palestinian Muslim family. Hamad's father was originally a carpenter from Damascus, Syria, but he moved out of Syria in 1948 to volunteer for the Arab Liberation Army. Hatim was educated in Jerusalem at a quranic school and he joined a student organization for the liberation of Palestine from Israel. He later joined the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and became the leader of its bureau in Doha, Qatar. Hamad was responsible for many attacks on Israelis inside and outside of Israel, and he later purchased an apartment in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Death
Hatim Hamad was eventually targeted by Israel's Mossad special forces and he was tracked down to the Sofia apartment that he bought. Hamad's room was blown up at 13:10 on 12 June 1987 by around 25 pounds of explosives, killing him and two other people. His death was seen as an act of terrorism by the government of communist Bulgaria, and his death was condemned by many countries.